<p>The plane landed at 6am&nbsp;and twelve of the injured were&nbsp;taken to University Hospital&nbsp;Limerick.</p>

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<p>A&nbsp;statement for the company said: &ldquo;United Airlines is providing care and support to customers and crew of flight UA-880 which experienced severe and unexpected turbulence during a flight from Houston to London Heathrow today&quot;.</p>
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<p>An official&nbsp;told <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-airlines-flight-emergency-landing-shannon-ireland-severe-turbulence-injuries/" target="_blank">CBS News </a>a total of twelve passengers and crew from the flight were treated at the hospital, having sustained primarily cuts, scrapes and minor head injuries.</p>

<p>All but one of them, a member of the flight crew, were discharged shortly after admission.</p>
